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If you could change one rule at ELCO Intermd Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN LEBANON COUNTY SD·NCES 420846007359
ELCO Intermd School
100 Evergreen Drive, Myerstown, PA 17067 · (717) 866-4521 · Lebanon County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
249 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 172 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 173 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Eastern Lebanon County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
48.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 43.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ELCO Intermd School
ELCO Intermd School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELCO Intermd School this school | 505 | 49.3% | 49.9% |
| Hereford Elementary School Hereford | 504 | 49.8% | 54.7% |
| Valley View El Center Peckville | 522 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Montgomery Elementary School Montgomery | 504 | 50.2% | 56.0% |
| Denver Elementary School Denver | 460 | 50.0% | 75.1% |
| Moscow Elementary School Moscow | 581 | 48.0% | 64.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ELCO Intermd School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lebanon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #871 of 1,396 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #836 of 1,511 ▲ 59 | #10 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #930 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #11 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #515 of 1,638 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #577 of 1,528 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #1,048 of 1,531 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #1,015 of 1,600 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #572 of 1,045 | #8 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
505
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 505 | 40.6 | 12.4:1 | 49% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 40.6 | 12.8:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 37.1 | 14.3:1 | 48% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 42% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 38.1 | 15.0:1 | 37% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 37% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 23% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELCO Intermd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (571 to 505); teachers up 6% (38.1 to 40.6).
About ELCO Intermd School
In Myerstown, Pennsylvania, part of Lebanon County, ELCO Intermd School is an elementary school. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 505 students.
Eastern Lebanon County SD enrolls 2,310 students in 5 schools, including ELCO Intermd School.
Most students at ELCO Intermd School are White: 85% of enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at ELCO Intermd School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Its 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.4:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Lebanon County.
allk12 grades ELCO Intermd School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for ELCO Intermd School is 56.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.9%.
Among Lebanon County residents, median household income is about $78,425, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. ELCO Intermd School is one of 37 public schools in Lebanon County, which together enroll about 18,804 students.
Eastern Lebanon Co Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from ELCO Intermd School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 47.7% proficiency; ELCO Intermd School posts 49.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 545 to 505. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.0:1 to 12.4:1.
Discussions about ELCO Intermd School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lebanon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
144,186
Census ACS
Median income
$78,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,804 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern Lebanon County SD
- Eastern Lebanon Co SHSHigh · 773 students
- Eastern Lebanon Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Fort Zeller Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
Other schools in Myerstown
- Eastern Lebanon Co SHSHigh · 773 students
- Eastern Lebanon Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern Lebanon Co Middle School0.2 mi · 556
- Eastern Lebanon Co SHS0.3 mi · 773
- Fort Zeller Elementary School2.9 mi · 273
- Jackson Elementary School3.0 mi · 203
- South Lebanon Elementary School4.5 mi · 554
- Union Canal Elementary School5.0 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About ELCO Intermd SchoolHow large is ELCO Intermd School?
ELCO Intermd School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 03-05.
Is ELCO Intermd School an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELCO Intermd School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does ELCO Intermd School have?
ELCO Intermd School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ELCO Intermd School?
Student demographics at ELCO Intermd School are roughly 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ELCO Intermd School?
ELCO Intermd School is overseen by Eastern Lebanon County SD in Lebanon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.